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Dominion status proclamation, 1907

Dominion status proclamation, 1907

Prime Minister Sir Joseph Ward stands on the steps of Parliament Buildings, Wellington, and reads his 'message to the people of New Zealand' at the official ceremony to proclaim New Zealand a dominion on 26 September 1907. The governor, Lord Plunket, stands to the right of Ward.

Alexander Turnbull Library,
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